Originally posted here by catch
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And fortunately, I don't require you to care in order to state my opinion. Ah, the beauty of the unbridled Internet

A comparatively high assurance process, and clearly higher than is required.

cheers,

catch
The process isn't "high assurance", any more than locking your card door is "high assurance" (armed guards and a self-destruct mechanism, on the other hand...). This is especially true considering the fact that you could be literally handing potentially valuable data to a stranger.

Given frequent anecdotes regarding how personal and company data have been lost or stolen due to unwiped hard drives, and the widespread dissemination of this fact, I'm simply forced to disagree that overwriting isn't required in most cases. This is especially true, given the ease with which a drive is overwritten.

Overwriting a hard drive that is about to leave your possession is a quick and easy process, and one that is indispensible if the drive has been used in a business or to store any personal data. There is simply no excuse for not taking this simple, extra step.